widowedparent

In this episode, Mari shares four significant lessons she has learned throughout her four years of widowhood. For the first time ever, Mari also shares the name of her new upcoming bilingual children's book. 

Mari is an author, widow, podcaster, and the founder of embracingwidowhood.com & The Embracing Widowhood Podcast. 

In this episode, you will hear:

- Lessons learned from a young widow in her four years of widowhood
- Research-based information on the brain while in grief
- Information on Grief Spurts
- & Boundaries

Kay Moodley is the mother of two young children whose husband died from stage 4 terminal gastric cancer in 2018. 

In this episode, Mari Marquez interviews Kay Moodley as she shares her story of loss and needing to grieve through a pandemic. Kay shares some of the resources that were helpful to her as a widow. And she also talks about helping her children as a mom cope with their own grief.

Kay also shares some exciting news about a project she and her son have developed to help other grieving children. 

In this episode, Mari Marquez interviews Award-Winning Screenwriter and the Author of the Memoir Widowish- Melissa Gould, on her best-selling book, parenting as an only parent, finding love again after losing her beloved husband to Multiple Sclerosis & West Nile Virus, and processing grief as a widow.  

Resources: 

https://widowish.com/

https://embracingwidowhood.com/

 

 

The three-year mark.

In this episode, Mari Marquez speaks candidly about motherhood as a solo parent, self-love, and forgiveness in her third year as a young widow.

You can find more resources at: https://embracingwidowhood.com/.

Have you heard about the holistic modality called Reiki?

In this episode, Mari Marquez interviews Reiki Master Jean Nictakis, who discusses the power of Reiki, its benefits to the body, and how it can help those in grief.

Jean Nictakis is a Certified Spiritual Director and Certified Reiki Teacher.

If you are interested in a reiki session, please get in touch with Jean at jean@ericshouse.org.

In this episode, Mari Marquez interviews Dr. Sandi Howlett, a Grief Specialist with Hansen Mortuaries, on how journaling can help during grief. Dr. Howlett shares helpful practices for grieving adults and children on how to start journaling and its effects on us.

Dr. Howlett is a recipient of the Ray Lindy Award and the Empty Shoes Award from Parents of Murdered Children.

Dr. Howlett can be reached at drsandihowlett@gmail.com for any journaling questions or to schedule a session.

On this week’s episode of the Filled With Gold Widow Podcast, Melissa interviews Jenny Lisk.  Jenny is a bestselling author and widowed mom who is dedicated to helping widowed parents increase their family's well-being.

In her book, Future Widow, Jenny draws on her personal and professional experience to provide a real-life guide for surviving and thriving while raising grieving children.

Her show, The Widowed Parent Podcast, draws on over 100 interviews with experts, seasoned widowed parents, and people who lost a parent at a young age. It brings much-needed resources to widowed parents, helping them feel less lost and alone.

In this episode, Jenny shares about:

-Learning to advocate for her husband, Dennis, as he is living with glioblastoma 

-Her life as Dennis’ caregiver for 8 months, then eventual widow parenthood

-CaringBridge (blog for medical journeys) and its role in Jenny’s award-winning book, Future Widow

-Jenny’s self-care practices and suggestions to support widows with moving forward

-Another book might be in the works!

“The book didn’t end when he died, because that’s not the end of my story.”

- Jenny Lisk

Web site: jennylisk.com or widowedparentpodcast.com

Future Widow: Losing My Husband, Saving My Family, and Finding My Voice: futurewidowbook.com

Instagram:  @liskjenny

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/liskjenny

Links

Camp Widow

https://campwidow.org/

CaringBridge

https://www.caringbridge.org

This episode is brought to you by:

Filled With Gold monthly self-care subscription box for widows.

www.filledwithgold.org

Thanks for listening!

Check out new episodes on the Widow Squad Podcast!

Sponsored by the Widow Squad - a community of widows moving forward after the death of their life partner.

On this week’s episode of the Filled With Gold Widow Podcast, Melissa interviews Jenny Lisk.  Jenny is a bestselling author and widowed mom who is dedicated to helping widowed parents increase their family's well-being.

In her book, Future Widow, Jenny draws on her personal and professional experience to provide a real-life guide for surviving and thriving while raising grieving children.

Her show, The Widowed Parent Podcast, draws on over 100 interviews with experts, seasoned widowed parents, and people who lost a parent at a young age. It brings much-needed resources to widowed parents, helping them feel less lost and alone.

In this episode, Jenny shares about:

-Learning to advocate for her husband, Dennis, as he is living with glioblastoma 

-Her life as Dennis’ caregiver for 8 months, then eventual widow parenthood

-CaringBridge (blog for medical journeys) and its role in Jenny’s award-winning book, Future Widow

-Jenny’s self-care practices and suggestions to support widows with moving forward

-Another book might be in the works!

“The book didn’t end when he died, because that’s not the end of my story.”

- Jenny Lisk

Web site: jennylisk.com or widowedparentpodcast.com

Future Widow: Losing My Husband, Saving My Family, and Finding My Voice: futurewidowbook.com

Instagram:  @liskjenny

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/liskjenny

Links

Camp Widow

https://campwidow.org/

CaringBridge

https://www.caringbridge.org

This episode is brought to you by:

Filled With Gold monthly self-care subscription box for widows.

www.filledwithgold.org

Thanks for listening!

Check out new episodes on the Widow Squad Podcast!

Sponsored by the Widow Squad - a community of widows moving forward after the death of their life partner.